Chapter 6 Conflict in the Colonies

Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?

• opposition to British tax policies
• Desire for greater religious freedom
• Fear of attacks by American Indians
• Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Live free or die
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who worked to repeal the Stamp Act by doing what?

• Taking military action against the British
• Forming alliances with the enemies of Britain
• Meeting with Parliament in England 
• Publicly protesting and organizing boycotts

In response to the Tea Act, the colonists threw tea from the British ships into the Boston Harbor.  This event is known as:

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Riots
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Market

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• that colonists could not tax the British because Parliament was in England
• that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament
• that coloists needed to receive a bill before they would pay their taxes

What was the main reason Britain began taxing the colonists?

• to pay for the debt from the French and Indian War
• to build new roads through the Ohio River Valley
• to support the development of new towns in Vermont

What region was being fought over during the French and Indian War?

• Atlantic Coast
• Florida
• Ohio River Valley

How did the Boston Massacre actually get started?

• Colonists were yelling and taunting soldiers and throwing snowballs
• Soldiers ran up to a crowd of quiet protesters and started firing 
• Soldiers quietly marched through the city, making their presence known
• Native Americans attacked colonists on King Street

Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea were taxed by this Act.

• Townshend Act
• Stamp Act
• Tea Act
• Sugar Act

Molasses, indigo, and sugar were taxed by this Act.

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act